PT-2024-30790 · WordPress · Social Connect

István Márton · Published 2024-05-08 · Updated 2024-05-09 · CVE-2024-4393

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Social Connect plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2

Description The issue is due to insufficient verification on the OpenID server being supplied during the social login through the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email.

Recommendations For Social Connect plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.2, consider disabling the social login feature through the plugin until a patch is available. Restrict access to the email-based login to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-4393

Affected Products

Social Connect

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4393 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1788250807688728957 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1788498336011477326 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2882d9dd-0c73-4c9a-99cb-d10900503103?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/79536 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/social-connect/tags/1.2/openid/openid.php#L575 · Note